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From Pain to Power: Rewiring Belief for Healing with Dr.Wayne W. Baird

In this episode of Inner Light, we welcome Dr.Wayne W. Baird, Whole Being Integration Consultant and former chiropractor, to explore how deep-rooted beliefs affect our physiology and healing. Dr.Wayne shares how traditional chiropractic care led him to uncover the emotional and energetic roots behind physical ailments. He introduces the concept of contraction and expansion in the human energy field, explains how stress reflects unresolved belief conflicts, and walks us through the transformation that occurs when we stop fixing the body and start listening to it.
About the Guest:Dr. Wayne W. Baird has over 40 years in the healing arts, starting as a chiropractor before evolving his practice into Whole Being Integration. He works with patients on resolving subconscious belief systems that create physical and emotional distress. Wayne’s Spherical Expansion method helps individuals move from chronic suffering into energetic alignment, combining biology, energy, and belief into a profound healing approach.
Key Takeaways:
Pain often signals unresolved inner conflicts, not just physical injury.
Beliefs like "the world is dangerous" keep the body in a contracted, stressed state.
True healing begins when we identify and shift limiting beliefs rather than pile on more interventions.
The body doesn’t lie—it reflects our emotional and energetic truth in real time.
Listening deeply to what your body reveals can lead to profound freedom and integration.
Connect with Dr. Wayne W. Baird:Stay tuned for his upcoming work and teaching series on his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@The-Spondy-School
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Silent Ambition: The Journey from Piano Keys to Buddhist Coaching with Walter Freiberg

In this episode of Inner Light, host Aanya sits down with Walter Freiberg—a life coach, language mentor, and dedicated Buddhist practitioner. From Buenos Aires piano studios to silent meditation retreats, Walter shares how his spiritual awakening reshaped not just his career but his very sense of identity. Together, they explore the power of silence, the spiritual lens behind language, and the complex balance between professional ambition and inner stillness.
About the Guest:Walter Freiberg is a multilingual life coach and devoted Buddhist practitioner who left behind a thriving career as a piano teacher to explore the depths of meditation and inner transformation. Based in Argentina and shaped by years of silent retreats, Walter now helps high-performing professionals integrate spiritual insight into everyday life through coaching, mindfulness, and personal growth practices.
Key Takeaways:
Silent retreats were pivotal in Walter’s spiritual evolution, leading him to transition away from music to full-time coaching.
Spirituality and professional success can coexist; it’s about consistent inner work and redefining mindfulness as “remembering what matters.”
Language is not just a tool—it shapes identity and spiritual perception.
Integrating spiritual values into daily life enhances both personal depth and professional impact.
The soul doesn’t require the perfect vocabulary—only presence and willingness to listen.
Connect with Walter Freiberg:
Website: https://www.walterfreiberg.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterfreiberg
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From Scared to Sacred: Reclaiming Inner Light with Dr. Victoria Rader

In this transformative episode of Inner Light, Dr. Victoria Rader—bestselling author, metaphysical PhD, and founder of YU2SHINE—guides us through the journey of moving from fear to faith, from limitation to limitless love. Through profound personal stories and actionable spiritual insights, Victoria illustrates how commitment, breath, and daily habits can awaken the sacred within. She explores how unprocessed grief blocks joy, how energy is transmuted, and how even survival mode can become a sacred path. If you’ve ever felt like fear runs your life, this episode offers grounded practices to help you flip the switch and live in divine alignment.
About the Guest:Dr. Victoria Rader, also known as Vica, is a metaphysical powerhouse blending science and spirit. As the founder of YU2SHINE and creator of the Empower-You.Me app, she offers tools for practical spirituality. Her mission is to help people transmute fear into light, grief into joy, and live from the inside out with love-led action.
Key Takeaways:
Fear and sacred are made of the same letters—your shift is the “C” of commitment.
Joy is transformed grief; the path to joy requires breathing through emotional heaviness.
Survival to significance is a spiritual staircase: habits, mindset, and heart expansion.
You don’t need to be fearless to move forward—just take one action, even for 3 minutes.
You already have more than enough to begin; your light is already within you.
Connect with Dr. Victoria Rader:
Website & Free Resources: https://www.mygiftoffer.com
EmpowerMe App: https://empowerme.love
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Becoming Better: Why Doing More Isn't the Answer — with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson

 In this episode of Inner Light, we dive deep with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson, mindset researcher, leadership professor, and bestselling author of Becoming Better. Ryan introduces the powerful framework of vertical development, challenging the traditional focus on doing more by shifting the lens to becoming more. From mindset assessment tools to practical stories of transformation, this conversation redefines growth as an inside-out process. If you’ve ever felt stuck despite your skills or qualifications, this episode is a wake-up call to unlock the inner upgrades that actually change your life.
About the Guest:Dr. Ryan Gottfredson is a leading expert in leadership and personal transformation through the lens of mindset science. He is the author of Becoming Better: The Groundbreaking Science of Personal Transformation and a sought-after consultant for organizations seeking to develop conscious, emotionally intelligent leaders. His work helps individuals shift from self-protective to value-creating mindsets through vertical development.
Key Takeaways:
True transformation doesn’t start with doing more — it begins with being more.
Vertical development focuses on upgrading your internal operating system, not just adding new skills.
Common limiting mindsets include fixed, closed, prevention, and inward perspectives.
Tools like the Five Minute Journal and mindset assessments can awaken deep shifts.
Self-protection blocks long-term growth; self-awareness unlocks healing and leadership.
The best leaders aren’t obsessed with outcomes — they nurture culture and psychological safety.
If you feel stuck, the way out is inward — not another degree or certification, but an identity shift.
Connect with Dr. Ryan Gottfredson:Website: https://ryangottfredson.comTake the Free Mindset Assessment: https://ryangottfredson.com/personal-mindset-assessmentBook: Becoming Better (Available wherever books are sold)
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Reclaiming Your Voice: Dr. Liz DeBetta on Trauma, Identity & Narrative Healing

In this powerful episode of Inner Light, Dr. Liz DeBetta, trauma-informed educator, embodiment scholar, and founder of Migrating Toward Wholeness, dives deep into the art of healing without fixing. Drawing from her personal experience as an adoptee and her academic background, Liz shares how self-abandonment shows up in our bodies, how to reconnect through narrative, and why grief and joy can coexist. This episode challenges the impulse to bypass pain and instead calls us to stay, reflect, and rise. If you've ever felt emotionally disconnected, this conversation offers grounded tools, gentle insight, and a path back to yourself.
About the Guest:Dr. Liz DeBetta is a scholar-artist, author, and somatic trauma educator. As the founder of Migrating Toward Wholeness, she integrates social justice, narrative practice, and embodiment to guide individuals in reclaiming their stories and agency. Her work explores the intersection of identity, storytelling, and trauma, particularly through the lens of adoption and womanhood.
Key Takeaways:
Self-abandonment often stems from early trauma and disconnection from the body.
Reconnection begins with curiosity, writing, and naming your truth.
Feeling doesn’t mean flooding—grounding tools like breathwork and sensory awareness can help.
Creative outlets like writing, dancing, or gardening foster emotional regulation.
Reclaiming your narrative means moving from being the object of a story to its author.
Grief and joy can coexist; contradictions are not flaws—they’re part of being human.
Connect with Dr. Liz DeBetta:Website: https://www.lizdebetta.com/workshops
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Trust Your Chi: Healing Through Body Awareness with Banya Lim

 In this powerful episode of Inner Light, we explore how your body holds the wisdom to your healing and spiritual growth. Banya Lim, a spiritual acupuncturist and energy coach with over 30 years of experience, shares her journey from trauma and depression to embodied healing through movement, meditation, and energy work. She introduces the Chi Mastery System—a blend of somatic awareness, intention-setting, and ancient practices—to help you dissolve internal blocks and align your energy with your life purpose. If you’ve been living in your head and disconnected from your body, this conversation offers a grounded way to come back home to yourself.
About the Guest:Banya Lim is a seasoned energy coach, spiritual acupuncturist, and creator of the Chi Mastery System. With over three decades of experience in energy medicine, somatic practices, and Eastern philosophy, she empowers people to transform emotional and energetic blockages into clarity and vitality. Her work integrates the five-element theory, Taoist principles, and body-focused meditation to help clients step into alignment and purpose.
Key Takeaways:
Healing starts by reconnecting with the body, not just thinking your way through pain.
Your body stores energetic blocks that mirror your emotional patterns.
Movement and meditation are the core practices that can unlock your inner vitality.
Emotions are choices—recognizing this can shift your entire energy system.
The Chi Mastery System helps uncover and dissolve limiting beliefs somatically, not just intellectually.
Connect with Banya Lim:Website: https://banyalim.com/ – Book a free clarity session and explore the Chi Mastery System.
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In-Sourcing the Soul: Psychedelics, Inner Wisdom & Radical Self-Honesty with Morgan Boszilkov

In this transformative episode of Inner Light, we’re joined by Morgan Boszilkov—Atlanta-based spiritual coach, artist, and psychedelic healing guide. Morgan shares her profound journey of awakening: from ticking off the societal checklist—career, marriage, children—only to find herself physically and spiritually depleted, to reclaiming her inner voice through psychedelic healing and radical self-honesty. We explore how trauma, people-pleasing, and hypervigilance disconnect us from our true essence and how practices like intuition-building, embodied presence, and integration help us return home to ourselves. This is not about bypassing reality—it’s about anchoring spiritual truth in everyday life.
About the Guest:Morgan Boszilkov is a spiritual coach, artist, and trained psychedelic facilitator. After overcoming cancer, PTSD, and years of seeking externally for self-worth, she now guides others to reconnect with their inner wisdom. Her work focuses on integration, intuition, and living in soulful alignment with the present moment.
Key Takeaways:
In-sourcing means choosing authenticity over external validation.
Psychedelics can reveal the love within, but integration is the real transformation.
Hypervigilance from childhood trauma often drives people-pleasing behavior.
Daily intuition practices, like benign decision-making, can help rebuild self-trust.
Grounding spiritual insight into daily life—like brushing your teeth with intention—is the practice.
Connect with Morgan Boszilkov:Website: https://www.morganboszilkov.com 
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Flow Over Force: Marie-Eve Talbot on Scaling Soulfully Without Burnout

In this eye-opening episode of Inner Light, soulful business strategist Marie-Eve Talbot joins us to challenge the hustle culture narrative and introduce a more aligned, energetic approach to entrepreneurship. From astrological insights to Ayurvedic cycles, she unpacks practical strategies for building a business that honors your intuition, body, and rhythm. If you’re an entrepreneur navigating burnout, imposter syndrome, or disconnection from your path, this episode offers not just insight—but realignment.
About the Guest:Marie-Eve Talbot is a Soulful Online Business Manager, systems strategist, and mentor for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. She blends spiritual tools like astrology, Human Design, and the Gene Keys with strategic operations to help leaders build sustainable success without sacrificing well-being. Her signature approach fuses confidence embodiment, intuitive planning, and energetic rituals that support clarity and flow.
Key Takeaways:
Burnout is often a sign of misaligned goals or borrowed definitions of success.
Confidence isn’t just mindset—it’s embodied through rituals like posture, movement, and breath.
Natural cycles, like Doshas and moon phases, can help structure your day and week for optimal energy and creativity.
Visibility fears and impostor syndrome are best overcome through gradual exposure and authenticity.
Intuition is a muscle—journaling and mindful experimentation help strengthen it.
Connect with Marie-Eve Talbot:Website: https://www.delightedspirit.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delightedspirit
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Turning Pain into Purpose with Jessie Torres, The Pain Alchemist

In this gripping episode of Inner Light, Jessie Torres, known as The Pain Alchemist, shares how trauma can be transformed—not just endured. From surviving abuse to guiding others through emotional alchemy, Jessie offers piercing insight into how pain can serve as a portal to purpose. She explains how asking better questions, embracing self-compassion, and reframing our story shifts us from victimhood to conscious creators. This episode is for anyone who’s ever asked “Why me?” and is ready to ask “What now?”
About the Guest:Jessie Torres is a transformational coach, speaker, and founder of The Pain Alchemist movement. Her work helps individuals turn emotional pain into power and presence. A survivor of deep trauma, Jessie now mentors others in rewriting their stories and reclaiming their strength with authenticity, courage, and soul.
Key Takeaways:
Pain isn’t something to escape, but something to transform.
Forgiveness doesn’t condone—it frees you.
Asking better questions can awaken the inner superhero within.
Gratitude and emotional transparency are essential tools for healing.
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting, it means remembering your worth.
Connect with Jessie Torres:Access Jessie’s 10-Step Guide to Freedom and more via her website.
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From Hustle to Harmony: Irina Alexander on Practical Spirituality for High Achievers

 In this episode of Inner Light, we dive into a compelling conversation with Irina Alexander, founder of the Academy of Motive Action. With 20 years of experience in neuroscience, business strategy, and spiritual development, Irina shares how high performers can achieve sustainable success by integrating spirituality into their professional lives. We explore how to rewire belief systems, why hustle alone isn’t enough, and the daily actions that transform inner wisdom into outer impact.
About the Guest:Irina Alexander is the founder of the Academy of Motive Action and a transformational coach for high-stress professionals. With an MBA and deep roots in ancient wisdom, Irina blends logic with intuition to help clients align their inner truth with external success. Her work centers on rewiring limiting beliefs, building spiritual discipline, and sustaining high performance with purpose.
Key Takeaways:
Spirituality doesn’t have to be abstract—it’s already part of us, waiting to be acknowledged.
True high performance is not sustainable without inner alignment.
Hustle culture leads to burnout; alignment and intentional systems create lasting success.
Practical spirituality is about taking grounded action after spiritual practice.
Mindset blocks like “vulnerability is weakness” or “I don’t have time” often stall growth—but breakthrough comes when high achievers connect belief with behavior.
 
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